St. Johns County does not regulate holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on residential property. No county ordinance limits seasonal decorations; HOA and CDD covenants in communities like Nocatee and Ponte Vedra set any timing or size rules.
The county's Land Development Code regulates signs, not decorations, so Christmas lights, seasonal inflatables, and nativity or menorah displays are not restricted by any county ordinance. A holiday display that carries an advertising message could fall under the temporary-sign limits, but ordinary decorations do not. Florida has no statute forcing or barring holiday displays on private homes, and — unlike some states — no law shielding religious displays from HOA rules. In deed-restricted subdivisions and CDD communities, which are common across St. Johns County, the association covenants control how long lights may stay up, brightness, and whether large inflatables are allowed. Outside those communities, homeowners decorate freely.
The county issues no citation for holiday displays on private property. Within an HOA or CDD, out-of-season or oversized displays draw the covenant fines set in the association's governing documents.
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